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Share £650 in the ratio 8:5

Begin by adding the 2 ratio parts (i.e. the numbers which make up the ratio) so 8+5 = 13. Then divide the total sum by the sum of the ratio parts. Thus £650/13 = £50. Multiply this by each of the ratio parts...
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Answered by Harry V. • Maths tutor
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How do I stay focussed when analysing large sections of a text?

Analysing a larger section of a text – perhaps a chunk of a novel – can seem incredibly daunting at first, even if you have encountered the text in question before. Here is a quick list of pointers to keep y...
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Answered by Jessica M. • English tutor
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How do I analyse a poem?

There are many different steps of poetry analysis. A poem may be shorter than a novel or chapter but you still must spend just as much time analysising it and understanding it as you would do with a longer l...
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How do I form the passé composé with the auxiliary verb être?

In French the majority of verbs use avoir in the perfect tense e.g. je joue becomes j'ai joué (with 'ai' being avoir conjugated into the first person 'je' or I). However some verbs take être instead, these a...
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Answered by Emma B. • French tutor
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Why are UK government gilt (bond) yields rising and why is that bad?

A bond or a gilt is a way of borrowing money for corporations or governments. For example, if an imaginary government wanted to borrow $100, it could issue a single bond, and an investor could buy that bond ...
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Answered by Rudolfs G. • Economics tutor
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